Editing Arthur and Los Vecinos

|us = October 22, 2001<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000605</ref>}}

[[Mr. Sipple]] from next door is moving away to the beach and [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] wonders—who will be the new neighbors? When [[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] and his family from [[Mexico]] settle in, Arthur makes a new friend and learns about a different culture ... and about a comic book character named Conejo Bionico, which is Spanish for [[Bionic Bunny]]!

The episode starts with workers moving things out of [[Susy Sipple|Mr. Sipple's]] house as [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] watch. Mr. Sipple thanks Arthur and D.W. for being good neighbors, and he gives them [[Thelma]], a singing fish on a plaque. D.W. says goodbye as Mr. Sipple gets in the moving truck to the beach, and Arthur explains that he didn't always like Mr. Sipple. He cooked fish late at night, and sang loudly in the shower, but at least they'll have Thelma to remember him by. D.W. claims Thelma as her pet as Arthur rolls his eyes.

Arthur and D.W. are having a staring contest outside the house. D.W. wins and Arthur accuses her of "half-blinking," but this argument is interrupted when Arthur sees [[Pal]] barking at [[Amigo|a strange dog]], who then licks D.W. [[Ramón Molina|A man]] walks down the street and explains that the dog (Amigo) belongs to him, and that Amigo is harmless, before introducing himself and his family as Arthur and D.W.'s new neighbors from Mexico, the Molinas. He says that he has a 13-year old son named [[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] and a 3-year old daughter named [[Vicita Molina|Vicita]], and tells Arthur and D.W. that they, along with their parents, are invited to dinner next weekend. D.W. is excited to meet someone younger than her, while Arthur is afraid that Alberto will have nothing in common with him.

Arthur and Buster spy on Alberto through binoculars, seeing that Alberto is practicing {{w|Kendo}}. Buster thinks that this is cool, although Arthur is afraid that Alberto will give him a wedgie, although neither Buster nor Arthur know what that is. Meanwhile, D.W. decides that she wants to play [[Tower of Cows]] with Vicita, because [[Confuse the Goose]] is too confusing and "she probably doesn't even know what a goose is!" D.W. imagines teaching Vicita how to ride a bike, be a good younger sister (pinning her mistakes on her older brother), and play games.

The Read family go to the Molinas' house, with Arthur complaining about being forced to wear a suit and D.W. upset about not being able to bring Thelma. When they arrive, Ramón welcomes them in and serves them food. Vicita brings D.W. up to her room to play [[Pick-Up-Ticks]], although she explains and plays the game so quickly that D.W. doesn't have time to react. Back downstairs, Ramón tells Alberto that he should show Arthur his room. When walking upstairs, Arthur imagines Alberto's room having pictures of bands "or worse, girls!" Alberto's bedroom turns out to be full of [[Bionic Bunny]] merchandise, much to Arthur's delight.

The next day, D.W. is trying to teach Vicita to flip on a trampoline, although Vicita flips perfectly on her first try. Arthur gives Alberto one of his [[Bionic Bunny Walkie-Talkies]]. Arthur constantly calls to ask what the Spanish words in his Bionic Bunny comic mean in English, much to Alberto's annoyance.

Arthur is walking Pal on the street when he notices the Molina family having a party in their backyard. Arthur goes to his house announces the party, and he is going to it. Jane tells him that the party is probably private, and D.W. claims that he wasn't invited because he annoys Alberto. Arthur worries that maybe he does annoy Alberto, and D.W. is angry at Vicita because "some people are so bossy!" David smells chicken cooking and wants to ask Ramón which seasoning he's using, before Jane quickly distracts them from the party.

Arthur plays basketball in front of his house, and Alberto walks up to him, holding a bag. Alberto reveals that the party was a house-warming party with his grandparents and cousins, and he tells Arthur that the bag has some leftover chicken from the party. Alberto also has a gift for Arthur: a Spanish-English dictionary, so Arthur will stop calling him about translating the Bionic Bunny comic.

The episode ends with Pal and Amigo barking at the moon, with Pal teaching Amigo to bark in English, and Amigo teaching Pal to bark in Spanish.

*[[Alberto Molina]]

*[[Vicita Molina]]

*[[Ramon Molina]]

*[[Mrs. Molina]]

*[[Mr. Sipple]]

*When fully translated to English, the title reads, "Arthur and the Neighbors"

*In the swimming title card, Arthur says “''Hola!''”, which is Spanish for “Hello!”

*At one point, Arthur remarks, “The only people who wear bow ties are nerds and waiters and that science guy on TV.” This is a reference to  {{w|Bill Nye The Science Guy}}.

*When Arthur goes up the stairs to Alberto’s room, he speculates on what it would be like, assuming there would be posters of bands. In his fantasy, one of the posters reads “Mute Cheetah,” a parody to the band “{{w|Def Leppard}}.”

===Goofs===

*The [[Hot Tomato]] goes from 36 seconds to just three seconds when it is in a closeup.